St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-04
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
The Pope has forbidden the Ba'
varian Franciscans to brew beer in thei'
monasteries. United Presbyterian.
Thirteen Of the noted twenty passes
q the Rocky Mountains are more than
[, 1000 feet above the sea level.
The importance Of the fish trade is
illustrated by the recent leases issued
At Fulton Market. twelve stalls having
been taken at & 1880 rent. How many
fish must be sold to clear an aggregate
rent Of $lS.O 900 . year?
1T requires both presence Of mind
and a strong nerve to get out Of the tor
stories of . hotel by e the best fire.
escapes. and few men are equal to the
task even under the most favorable con.
ditions. Pittsburgh Commercial.
"A new extract of coal-pyrofM1in-
exists in certain Russian bituminous
coal to the extent Of eighteen per cent,
1t is a powerful antiscptic. and il
claimed to be a cheap and remarkably
effective tanning agent-SPrimgfieio
(O.J Times.
Improvements having been made
in the refining Of wood alcohol. it is be
ing largely used, it is said, to replace
the ordinary alcohol. Fears have late
~ been expressed that it is being USED
in pharmacy as a substitute for alcoho,
in ;inctures.
&C. p. Marshall. of Perry. Ga. shu,
mp his cat in the dining room one after
Room last week. and went into the Ii
brary to take a nap. Half an houl
afterward he was surprised to find Ton
purring away on the sofa beside him.
The cat had climbed up the dining.
room chimney. walked across the roof,
and descen ded through the other chin
ney into the library.
A Baltimore youth was married
Tuesday evening and left his wife the
next day. He discovered that her hair
and teeth were false. and gave no con
sidera ton to the more important fact
that her art was true. The young mar
inc apable of making such discoveries
before marriage is. however, of small
account: so that the bald-headed lady
hasn't lost much.-N r Graphic.
There is not an unmarried woman
in Turkey who can both read and write
the Turkish language, and there arc
but few men who are able to do SO. 1t
requires six years of hard study to ac-
quire these accomplishments. When
you hear of a Turk with the title hey
prcfixed to his name you may know
that he is one of the few educated men
in that country. as the title is only con-
ferrcd upon those who al both read
and write.-Chicago Times.
A car has lately been running upon
the Boston & Albany railroad which is
fitted up with incandcscent lights fed
from accumulators carried underneath
the floor. These are charged during
the day from a dynamo-machine, and
in the evening furnish a safe and
brilliant light as long as the car is in
service.-PopSlar Science Monthly.
On the great mesas of California.
at the foot of the Nevada range. turkeys
are kept in great focks Of from 500 to
l.5O0. They are allowed the utmost
liberty. and are attended only by a
herder and his shepherd dog. whose
business it is to keep them in his terri
tory and bring them home at night.
Their food is gr~asshoppers and wild
seeds.-Fdrm. Field and StOckman.
A girl baby was found on the steps
of a house in Shrewsbury, n. j.. a few
ago. Pinned to her dress was a
note, which read: II stole the baby for
revenge from her mother because she
married the man who deceived me and
then left me to bear my disgrace as best
I could. And now I am dying and can
not return her to those from whom I
took her."-Philadelphia Record.
"A Georgia man stood looking
at a rapidly moving circular saw
in a planning mill at Ocean Pond.
and carelessly threw a small bit
Of wood against it. In an in
the stick was hurled back with
great force against him. striking him
square between the eyes and knocking
him to the floor. He remained uncon-
,cious for several hours. and had q re
Of the accident in the shape Of
IN ugly wound in the forehead.
The nine Ambassadors Of the
French Republic receive each a salary
of 100000. but the expenses of the
different capitals vary considerably,
being as follows: st. Petersburg. 21O.-
DOOf.; London. 16O. OOOf.; Vienna, $780,
OOOf. Berlin. 100. 0OOf. Conssantinople,
DO. OOOf. Madrid, 80. 00Of. Rome Qtaly).
70. OOof.; Rome (Holy See), 70.OOOf.;
20,O0Of. To the other countries
with which she has diplomatic relations
France sends . Minister Plcnipotentary-
The Minister to Washington receives
only $4,000 francs.
A word about the materials used in
perfumery. The animal series COM
prises musk. velvet and ambergris.
Musk il . secretion of q deer; civet is
the secretion of . cat; ~ambergris is the
diseased portion of . whale. Musk
varies in price from IS to $l2.5O; civit
from Is to $3.50. ~ambergris from $2.5C
to $l2.5 SO an ounce. The floral series
includes the jasmine, rose. orange.
tuberose. ~::cassia, violet. jonquil and
The herbal series includes
Ill aromatic plants, such IS lavender,
peppermint, rosemary, thyme.
geranium. patchouli and
wintergreen.